Happy Saturday! It's a gorgeous sun-shiny day here in lovely North Carolina. Our high today is supposed to be a perfect 77 degrees. I've been listening as neighbors start their lawn mowers and weed eaters. The whole neighborhood is a buzz with the activities of lawn and garden work. I've finished my laundry, cleaned my house and planned my menu for tonight's Simple Supper so I'm set to go outside and join the ranks by attacking the havoc winter has had on my yard. Before I do, I wanted to share a quick and easy Spring wreath. I keep a wreath on my front door ALWAYS! I like to change them out every month and display seasonal flowers and colors. Yesterday, I decided to create a "new" wreath for Spring. Some of you may remember my Outdoor Wednesday post when we voted on the color scheme for my flower beds. Well, RED & PINK won hands down. To help lighten it up, I've decided to add white. Keeping that in mind, I set about hot gluing my way to a wreath with all the right colors. Let's take a look.
I actually rescued the wreath below as-is from a yard sale last summer. It was left over at the end of the day and the lady was headed to the trash heap with it. Never one to be shy, I quickly asked for it, toted it home and stored it in the garage. Not wanting to spend money on anything new, I was certain I could use this wreath for the base. White dogwood blooms tucked in the flat wreath made of grapevine formed a foundation to work with.
Reaching for my handy glue gun, I was set to start gluing big, bright blossoms to the base.
Rummaging through several storage boxes and bins, I found just the right florals to complete my Red, Pink and White color scheme. Big, fluffy Peonies add splashy pops of color and remind me of my Grandmother, Mary Catherine. She kept Peony bushes around her house and during the spring and summer they would perfume the air so sweetly. I also used pink delphinium.
I only had three of the delphiniums so I started by placing them around the wreath at thirds.
I then finished it off by gluing the Peonies around at random intervals tucking bits of leaves and other green plants around the blooms for fill. After the glue was dry, I hung it up in my kitchen until I was ready to place in on the front door.
Here's the completed wreath hanging on my front door ready to welcome anyone who may pop in for a visit. My front door is black and I love the way it provides the perfect backdrop for any wreath I decide to use.
Here's a closer look. Now, doesn't that just make you happy that Spring has almost sprung?
Well, off I go to attack the front lawn and weed the planter beds. Any body got some free time this afternoon? Wanna help? LOL! My husband reminds me that's why we have a teenager. :-) I hope to start my Easter countdown next week. I hope to post helpful ideas for decorating for Easter, share some delicious recipes and an Easter Basket extravaganza. I've got a busy month ahead. Mr. Right's birthday is Friday, followed by my youngest son's birthday the following week, and Easter follows right behind. Until I see you again,
Happy Decorating!
~Alisa
